Unit 10: Internet - Practice Quiz

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1 What is the Internet?

Basic Internet terms Easy
A. A folder stored on one computer
B. A device that prints documents
C. A worldwide network of connected computers
D. A program used only for drawing

2 What is a web page?

Web page Easy
A. A document viewed using a web browser
B. A collection of computers that stores every file available on the Internet
C. A program that protects a computer
D. A device that connects to the Internet

3 What is a website?

Website Easy
A. A computer input device
B. A type of telephone call
C. A collection of related web pages
D. A single email message

4 Which statement best describes the home page of a website?

Home page Easy
A. It is the browser's history list
B. It is the main or opening page
C. It is a saved email attachment
D. It is the final page printed

5 Which of the following is a web browser?

Browser Easy
A. Windows Calculator
B. Microsoft Excel
C. Google Chrome
D. Adobe Photoshop

6 What does URL stand for?

URL Easy
A. Universal Reading Link
B. Universal Resource Library used to store all downloaded computer programs
C. User Routing Language
D. Uniform Resource Locator

7 What is hypertext?

Hypertext Easy
A. Text containing links to other content
B. Text stored without any formatting
C. Text written only in capital letters
D. Text printed on large paper

8 What is the main role of an Internet service provider (ISP)?

Internet service provider Easy
A. To create paper documents
B. To manufacture computer monitors
C. To provide access to the Internet
D. To repair computer keyboards

9 What does a web server do?

Web server Easy
A. It displays images on a monitor
B. It scans paper documents
C. It automatically creates every website and controls all information placed on the Internet
D. It stores and delivers web content

10 What does WWW stand for?

World Wide Web Easy
A. World Wide Web
B. Web Wide World
C. Wide World Wire
D. World Web Window

11 What is email mainly used for?

Email Easy
A. Scanning for computer viruses
B. Sending electronic messages
C. Connecting a mouse to a computer
D. Printing paper photographs

12 What is a key feature of instant messaging?

Instant messaging Easy
A. Messages are printed automatically
B. Messages can contain only numbers
C. Messages must be delivered by post
D. Messages are exchanged in real time

13 What does Internet telephony allow users to do?

Internet telephony Easy
A. Replace every telephone network with a single computer that does not require Internet access
B. Print web pages over a network
C. Make voice calls over the Internet
D. Store websites inside a keyboard

14 Which equipment is commonly needed for videoconferencing?

Videoconferencing Easy
A. A plotter and barcode reader
B. A webcam and microphone
C. A printer and scanner
D. A joystick and projector

15 Where do you usually type a website's URL in a browser?

Web browser and its environment Easy
A. The status bar
B. The title bar
C. The scroll bar
D. The address bar

16 What does the Back button in a web browser usually do?

Web browser and its environment Easy
A. Returns to the previous web page
B. Deletes the current website
C. Sends the displayed page to all users connected to the same network
D. Closes every open browser window

17 What does the Refresh or Reload button do?

Web browser and its environment Easy
A. Opens a new browser tab
B. Saves the page as a file
C. Loads the current page again
D. Changes the website's address

18 What usually happens when you click a hyperlink on a web page?

Hypertext Easy
A. The browser deletes its history
B. The computer shuts down
C. The monitor becomes brighter
D. The linked resource opens

19 What is an email attachment?

Email Easy
A. A password for an email account
B. A file sent with an email
C. A list of blocked websites
D. A program that permanently stores all messages sent by every Internet user

20 What is the purpose of a browser tab?

Web browser and its environment Easy
A. To open another page in the same window
B. To increase the computer's storage space
C. To disconnect the computer from the Internet
D. To convert a website into a printed book

21 Mira copies a presentation from her computer to an online storage service. Which Internet activity is she performing?

Basic Internet terms Medium
A. Streaming the presentation
B. Browsing the presentation
C. Uploading the presentation
D. Downloading the presentation

22 A school portal displays one document containing text, images, and links at school.example/admissions.html. What is this document best described as?

Web page Medium
A. A web page
B. A search engine
C. An Internet provider
D. A web server

23 A company has About, Products, Support, and Contact pages under the same domain. What does the complete collection represent?

Website Medium
A. A hyperlink
B. A website
C. A browser
D. A web server

24 When visitors enter www.example.org, they first see a page that introduces the organization and links to major sections. What is this page called?

Home page Medium
A. The home page
B. The search page
C. The download page
D. The history page

25 A user has a working Internet connection but cannot directly display an HTML file received from a web server. Which application is primarily needed?

Browser Medium
A. A file compressor
B. A spreadsheet program
C. A web browser
D. A media recorder

26 In the URL https://library.example.org/books/index.html, which part identifies the protocol used to access the resource?

URL Medium
A. library
B. example.org
C. books/index.html
D. https

27 While reading an online article, Arun selects highlighted text and is taken to a related page. Which feature made this navigation possible?

Hypertext Medium
A. A hypertext link
B. A browser cookie
C. A file attachment
D. A server backup

28 A family has installed a router, but it still needs a company to provide access to the wider Internet. Which service should the family obtain?

Internet service provider Medium
A. A website account
B. A search subscription
C. A browser extension
D. An ISP connection

29 Several users enter a website's address, and a remote computer sends the requested HTML files to their browsers. What role is the remote computer performing?

Web server Medium
A. Search browser
B. Internet caller
C. Email client
D. Web server

30 Which statement correctly distinguishes the World Wide Web from the Internet?

World Wide Web Medium
A. The Web is a linked information service using the Internet
B. The Web is a single server that stores all online pages
C. The Web is the physical network containing all Internet cables
D. The Web is another name for every online communication service

31 A teacher must email 30 parents without revealing each parent's address to the others. In which field should the addresses be entered?

Email Medium
A. To
B. CC
C. BCC
D. Subject

32 An email appears to come from a bank and asks the recipient to select a link and confirm a password immediately. What is the safest response?

Email Medium
A. Forward the message to personal contacts
B. Select the link and inspect the form
C. Reply with the requested account details
D. Open the bank's official site independently

33 A project team needs short text exchanges that appear almost immediately and show when members are available. Which service is most appropriate?

Instant messaging Medium
A. Web hosting
B. File transfer
C. Traditional email
D. Instant messaging

34 A traveler makes a voice call through a hotel Wi-Fi network instead of using the mobile voice network. Which technology is being used?

Internet telephony Medium
A. Internet telephony
B. Web page hosting
C. Electronic publishing
D. Email forwarding

35 During an online meeting, participants hear an echo whenever one person uses external speakers. Which action is most likely to reduce the echo?

Videoconferencing Medium
A. Increase the speaker volume
B. Use headphones during the meeting
C. Enable a second microphone
D. Open another browser window

36 Leena wants to keep several websites open and switch among them without opening several browser windows. Which browser feature should she use?

Web browser and its environment Medium
A. Downloads
B. History
C. Bookmarks
D. Tabs

37 A frequently visited web page still displays an older image after the site owner has replaced it. Which browser action is most likely to retrieve the current version?

Web browser and its environment Medium
A. Open the browsing history
B. Clear the cache and reload
C. Add the page to bookmarks
D. Rename the downloaded image

38 Which URL most clearly indicates that information exchanged with the website is encrypted during transmission?

URL Medium
A. file://shop.example.com
B. http://shop.example.com
C. https://shop.example.com
D. ftp://shop.example.com

39 A browser can reach a website, but requesting an old page produces a 404 Not Found message. What does this usually mean?

Web server Medium
A. The requested resource was not found
B. The website's certificate has expired
C. The browser has no Internet connection
D. The server requires a newer browser

40 A student uses a shared computer and does not want the browser to save local browsing history for one session. Which feature is most suitable?

Web browser and its environment Medium
A. Private browsing mode
B. Bookmark synchronization
C. Automatic page refresh
D. Full-screen display mode

41 A student can send email and join an Internet voice call, but one particular website repeatedly times out. Which conclusion is best supported?

Basic Internet terms Hard
A. Internet connectivity exists, but the particular web service or route may be failing.
B. The ISP has disconnected every Internet service except applications that were already open before the website failed.
C. The World Wide Web is working because email uses web pages.
D. The student's device has completely lost Internet connectivity.

42 A page at https://example.org/courses/unit10/lesson.html contains <img src='../assets/map.png'>. Which URL will the browser request for the image?

Web page Hard
A. https://example.org/assets/map.png
B. https://example.org/courses/unit10/lesson.html/assets/map.png
C. https://example.org/courses/assets/map.png
D. https://example.org/courses/unit10/assets/map.png

43 portal.example.com and help.example.com use different servers but share branding, ownership, navigation, and purpose. What most strongly supports treating them as parts of one website?

Website Hard
A. They must return identical HTML for their respective home pages.
B. They use hostnames containing the same top-level domain .com.
C. They must resolve to exactly the same numerical IP address.
D. They form a coordinated collection of pages under common editorial control.

44 A browser is configured to open a news page at startup. The user then visits a university site and clicks its logo to reach the site's main page. Which classification is correct?

Home page Hard
A. The news page is the browser's configured home page, while the university page is the site's home page.
B. The university page is the browser's startup page, while the news page is a web server.
C. Both pages are necessarily home pages because each appears first in a browsing sequence.
D. The news page is the university's home page, while the logo is the browser's home page.

45 A browser receives an HTML document containing references to two images, a style sheet, and a script. Which description of the browser's next actions is most accurate?

Browser Hard
A. It parses the HTML and may issue additional requests for the referenced resources.
B. It waits for the web server to combine all referenced resources into one response, because browsers cannot independently retrieve page components.
C. It displays only the HTML because referenced files must be embedded in the first response.
D. It asks the DNS server to convert every referenced file into executable HTML.

46 A browser opens https://example.org/report?id=7#page=3. Which part is normally included in the initial HTTP request target sent to example.org?

URL Hard
A. https://example.org#page=3
B. /report#page=3
C. /report?id=7
D. /report?id=7#page=3

47 A page contains a valid hyperlink to a document that is later deleted from the target server. Which statement correctly describes the resulting hypertext structure?

Hypertext Hard
A. The link becomes plain text as soon as the target document is deleted.
B. The hyperlink can remain syntactically valid even though following it produces an error.
C. The target server must redirect the hyperlink to the referring document.
D. The browser automatically removes the hyperlink from the original page.

48 A computer can reach a known test server by IP address but cannot resolve www.example.org. Other local devices using the same ISP-provided DNS settings have the same problem. What is the most appropriate first diagnosis and test?

Internet service provider Hard
A. A TCP port failure; rename the website without testing name resolution.
B. An ISP DNS resolver problem; temporarily test with another trusted DNS resolver.
C. A web-server storage failure; replace the computer's local disk.
D. A monitor failure; reduce the screen resolution and restart the browser with all extensions permanently removed.

49 Two websites use the same IP address on a plain HTTP/1.1 web server. After DNS resolution, what normally allows the server to select the intended website?

Web server Hard
A. The hostname supplied in the HTTP Host header
B. The visitor's browser-history database
C. The fragment identifier in the requested URL
D. The MAC address of the visitor's router

50 Which statement most accurately distinguishes the World Wide Web from the Internet?

World Wide Web Hard
A. The Web is the physical cable network, while the Internet is a collection of HTML pages.
B. The Web is an interlinked information system that operates as a service over the Internet.
C. The Web and Internet are interchangeable names for every digital communication system.
D. The Web is a private network that functions only when no Internet connection is available.

51 An email is addressed to T in the To field and secretly copied to B1 and B2 using Bcc. Under normal email handling, what can B1 infer from the received message's displayed recipient headers?

Email Hard
A. B1 cannot see T because all visible recipients are removed.
B. B1 sees B2 only after selecting Reply All.
C. B1 necessarily sees both B1 and B2 in the Bcc field.
D. B1 normally sees T but does not see B2 as a Bcc recipient.

52 A user wants messages, folders, and read/unread states to remain synchronized between a phone and a laptop. Which protocol is most directly designed for this mailbox synchronization?

Email Hard
A. IMAP
B. HTTP
C. SMTP
D. POP3

53 An instant-messaging service uses end-to-end encryption for message contents. Which claim remains technically defensible?

Instant messaging Hard
A. The provider can always decrypt every message by reading the public key.
B. Encryption prevents the recipient's device from learning who sent the message.
C. Encryption guarantees that recipients cannot copy or capture displayed messages.
D. The provider may still observe metadata such as account identifiers and connection times.

54 During an Internet voice call, packets arrive with highly variable delay but are mostly delivered. Which adjustment most directly improves smooth playback, and what trade-off does it introduce?

Internet telephony Hard
A. Reduce the jitter buffer, which improves smoothness by increasing retransmission time.
B. Increase display resolution, which reduces voice-packet reordering but adds echo.
C. Increase the jitter buffer, which smooths arrival variation but adds playback delay.
D. Disable audio compression, which removes network delay without increasing bandwidth.

55 In a four-person conference, assume each outgoing video stream has rate . A full-mesh design sends one stream to every other participant, while an SFU design sends one stream to a central forwarding server. What is each participant's approximate upload rate?

Videoconferencing Hard
A. Mesh: ; SFU:
B. Mesh: ; SFU:
C. Mesh: ; SFU:
D. Mesh: ; SFU:

56 A user opens a private or incognito browser window on an employer-managed network. Which statement is accurate?

Web browser and its environment Hard
A. The mode makes activity invisible to the employer's network-monitoring systems.
B. The mode prevents websites from learning the connection's public IP address.
C. The mode encrypts all network traffic, including traffic to ordinary HTTP sites.
D. The mode limits local browsing records but does not provide network anonymity.

57 A browser sends a conditional request for a cached page and receives HTTP status 304 Not Modified. What should the browser normally do?

Browser Hard
A. Reuse the cached body because the server confirmed it is still valid.
B. Delete the cached page because the server returned no document body.
C. Treat the response as a permanent redirect to the browser's home page.
D. Display an empty page because 304 means the resource has no content.

58 The current document URL is https://example.org/docs/page.html?lang=en#old. A link contains href='?mode=print#top'. What absolute URL results?

URL Hard
A. https://example.org/docs/?mode=print#top
B. https://example.org/docs/page.html?lang=en&mode=print#old
C. https://example.org/docs/page.html?mode=print#top
D. https://example.org/?mode=print#top

59 A single-page web application updates its visible content and uses history.pushState() to change the address bar. Which conclusion is most accurate?

Web page Hard
A. The updated content cannot be considered part of a web page because scripts created it.
B. The web server must open a separate network connection for every DOM modification.
C. The browser can show a new URL and page state without downloading a new HTML document.
D. Every address-bar change proves that a new HTML document was retrieved from the server.

60 Customers in different homes discover that they sometimes appear to websites under the same public IP address, and unsolicited inbound connections to their routers fail. Which ISP technique best explains both observations?

Internet service provider Hard
A. Carrier-grade NAT, which shares public addresses among multiple customer connections
B. Browser caching, which assigns one cached IP address to every stored page
C. Domain redirection, which converts all customer devices into web servers
D. Email relaying, which blocks inbound connections while merging browser histories